Food is any nutritious substance that people or animals eat or drink or that plants absorb in order to maintain life and growth. There are six types of food:

Vegetable: a plant or part of plant used as food

Meat: the flesh of an animal as food

Fish: a cold-blooded vertebrate animal with gills and fins, living wholly in water

Seafood: shellfish and sea fish served as food

Herbs: any plant with leaves, seeds or flowers used for flavoring, food, medicine or perfume

Spices: an aromatic or pungent vegetable substance used to flavor food

Flavour of food consists of some types, such as:

Sweet: having the pleasant taste characteristic of sugar or honey

Bitter: having a sharp, pungent taste or smell (not sweet)

Sour: having an acid taste like lemon or vinegar

Hot: having a burning sensation in the mouth

Mild: not sharp or strong in flavor

Bland: lacking flavour or seasoning

Salty: tasting of salt

Sugary: tasting of sugar

Ways of cooking food consist of five ways:

Boil: way to cook by reach the temperature at which it bubbles and turns to vapor

Fry: cook food or be cooked in hot fat or oil

Bake: cook food by dry heat without direct exposure to a flame

Roast: process to cook food by subjecting it to intense heat

Grill: way to cook by gridiron a food on an open fire

Vocabulary

Absorb = menyerap

Lack = kekurangan

Acid = asam

Maintain = memelihara

Bubble = gelembung

Plant = tumbuhan

Fin = sirip

Pleasant = sedap

Flame = kobaran api

Pungent = pedas

Flavor = rasa

Sharp = tajam

Flesh = daging

Shellfish = sejenis kerang

Gill = insang

Substance = zat

Gridiron = alat panggang

Vapor = uap

Heat = pemanasan

Vinegar = cuka

Dialogue

Waiter : Good afternoon, are you ready to order?
Customer : Yes, please.
Waiter : Would you like an appetizer?
Customer : Yes, I’d like a corn soup.
Waiter : And what would you like for a main course?
Customer : I’ll have the tenderloin beef steak.
Waiter : Would you like anything to drink?
Customer : Yes, I’d like a glass of milkshake, please.
Waiter : Can I bring you anything else?
Customer : May I see the dessert menu?
Waiter : Certainly.
Customer : What do you recommend?
Waiter : The white pudding. It’s delicious.
Customer : Okay, I’ll have the pudding. Also, may I have the bill please?
Waiter : Certainly